Jewish Heritage Europe

Judaica Europeana brings online 3.7 million digital objects from Jewish collections

Judaica Europeana – an international network of museums, libraries and archives that was launched in 2010 – announces that in its first two years it  uploaded 3.7 million digital objects to Europeana.eu, Europe’s cultural heritage portal and digital services platform. … continue reading →

Jewish Tourism and Information Center in Brno

  It’s worth cross-posting this item from JHE coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber’s  Jewish Heritage Travel blog about the exemplary Jewish Tourism and Information Center in Brno, Czech Republic, which she visited last week.   Once again I have to hand … continue reading →

Austria — “book of the dead” may help map Jewish cemetery

  The recent discovery of the book of funeral records for the Jewish cemetery in Deutschkreutz, Austria, may help map the graves in cemetery, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II. According to  Austrian media, the records … continue reading →

Serbia — Nis Cemetery Report

  On April 9 and 10, Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber joined Ivan Ceresnjes of the Center for Jewish Art in Jerusalem, Jasna Ciric, President of the Nis Jewish Community, and Ruben Fuks, President of the Federation of … continue reading →

Fact-finding trip to Jewish heritage sites in southern Serbia

  Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber traveled to  Serbia April 8-12 on a fact-finding trip to assess the condition of two key Jewish heritage sites in the southern part of the country: the historic Jewish cemetery in Nis … continue reading →